Canadian HR Reporter

May 16, 2016 4 HR BY THE NUMBERS $954 Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in February. 32.9 Average number of hours worked per week in February. 4.4% Year-over-year wage increase in administrative and support services, the sector with the greatest increase. $802 Average weekly earnings for the administrative and support services sector. 2.2% Year-over-year wage decline in professional, scientific and technical services, the sector with the greatest decline. $1,309 Average weekly earnings for the professional, scientific and technical services sector. 2.5% Year-over-year wage increase in Nova Scotia, the province with the greatest increase. 3.4% Year-over-year wage decline in Alberta, the province with the greatest decline. 34,300 Decline in the number of non-farm payroll jobs in February. Compiled by Liz Bernier - Source: Statistics Canada 35.60 They earn what Hourly wage of a carpenter at the Iqaluit Housing Authority. at works out to an annual salary of $74,048, assuming a 40-hour work week. ere is also a housing allowance of $550 per month and a utility allowance of $300 per month. Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com Credit: Mariusz Szczygiel (Shutterstock) HR BY THE NUMBERS $954 Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in February. 32.9 Average number of hours worked per week in February. 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Four per cent have seen a signifi cant increase in inap- propriate expense claims, while somewhat of an increase, according to a Canadian survey of 270 CFOs. • cosmetic surgery • speeding tickets • a pair of socks • video game console • toilet paper • hair supplies • charges from a day at the spa QUESTIONABLE CLAIMS: Source: Robert Half Canada Credit: Maria Sbytova (Shutterstock) Balancing act Work-life balance is particularly challenging for millennials and young parents. Seventy-eight per cent of millennials have a spouse or partner work- ing full-time, making them almost twice as likely as baby boomers (47 per cent) who have the same situation. "Finding time for me" was the most prevalent challenge faced by millennial parents in the United States at "managing personal and professional life" (67 per cent), according to a global survey of 9,700 adults in eight countries. Source: EY Credit: Monkey Business Images (Shutterstock) followed by "getting enough sleep" and Credit: Feng Yu (Shutterstock) Wasting time Employees can spend a signifi cant portion of the day sifting through a bottomless pit of emails, and sometimes that's necessary. But nearly or nine per cent of work emails are simply a waste of time, according to a Canadian survey of 270 CFOs. 46% say spam. 27% say long, rambling messages. 19% say being copied on irrelevant messages. 8% say receiving messages that could be better delivered another way. Biggest email time-wasters: Source: Robert Half Canada A friend in need... A full three-quarters, or 75 per cent, of employees with a work best friend say they feel able to take anything on, compared with 58 per cent of those without a work best friend, according to an international survey of 2,300 workers. of employees who have a best friend at work are satisfi ed with their jobs compared with 54% of those who don't have a best friend at work. of employees who have a best friend at work say they're able to see the positive impact their work has, compared to 63% of those who don't have a best friend at work. of employees who have a best friend at work feel a sense of belonging at the company, compared to 51% of those who don't have a best friend at work. 76% 71% Source: O.C. Tanner have seen 79 per cent

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